The military dictatorship chose the president for Mali. Another country of Sahel broke the promise

The ruling Little Military Junta, whose leader is General Assimi Goit, proposed that he be appointed president for a renewable five -year term – according to the prime minister's office document published on Tuesday.

According to the Reuters agency, the military junta commissioned the solution to all political parties and tightening the conditions for their creation. In addition, the Mali government recommended the suspension of all electoral rights until – as specified – calming the situation in the country.

41 -year -old Goita took power after the counseling in 2020 and 2021 – he was a colonel in their time. Then in October 2024 he was promoted to the rank of five -star general.

Another Sahel country that broke the promise

Mali is another after Burkina Faso i Niger Sahel's country, whose government broke the promise of democratic elections in 2024 after taking over the power. Burkina Faso was to be carried out in July, and Mali in March last year. In the neighboring Niger, Junta also announced that she would remain in power for five years.

Temporary President Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, announced last week that he would exercise power himself until at least 2029. Earlier, he also argued that there was no democratic country in the world, which could be eliminated by poverty and economic problems.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger broke their relationship with their longtime Western partners, especially with Francethey left the Regional Community of West Africa and formed the Alliance of the Sahel States (AES). After throwing the Western troops, they invited Russian mercenaries in their place. These countries are struggling with violence on the part of groups related to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State and ordinary criminals organized in gangs.

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